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Horseshoe Crabs: Managing a Resource for Birds, Bait, and Blood

Because horseshoe crabs are so important as a food source for shorebirds, as bait, and for human health, their harvest is closely managed.
July 31, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Meet Eric Hutchins, Habitat Restoration Biologist

One of Eric’s great skills is showing people of all ages the importance of the habitat they live in and around.
July 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
750x500Eric-Hutchins_GARFO.jpg Habitat restoration biologist Eric Hutchins shows tiny eels to children. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA Designates 13 Artificial Reef Sites as Special Management Zones

Establishes year-round special management zones for 13 New Jersey artificial reefs.
July 06, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

American Lobster Fishery; Consideration of Expanded Harvester and Biological Sampling Requirements

This notice announces that NOAA Fisheries intends to consider expanded harvester reporting requirements for the American lobster fishery as recommended by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and is soliciting comments. The expanded…
Notice
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Effective
04/30/2024

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: 2018-2020 Small-Mesh Multispecies Specifications

NOAA Fisheries issues final 2018 and projected 2019-2020 specifications for the small-mesh multispecies fishery, and corrects an error from a previous action. The specifications are necessary to establish allowable catch limits for each stock within the…
Final Rule
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New England
Effective
04/30/2024

2018-2020 Commercial Whiting Fishery Specifications

NOAA Fisheries announces final 2018 and projected 2019-2020 specifications for the small-mesh multispecies (whiting) fishery.
June 13, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Sea Turtle Secrets: Necropsies Reveal Important Information

Once the sea turtle cold stun season is over, Wellfleet Audubon holds several necropsy sessions where all of the turtle carcasses, sometimes numbering into the hundreds, are examined and sampled.
June 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Celebrate Sea Turtle Week by Learning How to Help

Review these reminders about what to do if you see a sea turtle in distress.
June 11, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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2018 Recreational Rules for Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass, and Scup

NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region announces management measures for the 2018 summer flounder, black sea bass, and scup recreational fisheries.
May 31, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Silvery scup fish grouped together.

5-Year Review for the New York Bight, Chesapeake Bay, and Gulf of Maine Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic Sturgeon

In 2018, NOAA Fisheries announced the initiation of a 5-year review for the threatened Gulf of Maine distinct population segment (DPS) of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), the endangered New York Bight DPS of Atlantic sturgeon, the…
Notice
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Published
04/30/2024